vernonFL:I used to kind of like and respect Dr. Drew. I don't anymore. He isn't doing himself and anyone else any good with his media attention whoring and he disrespects his patients and his profession.

vernonFL:I used to kind of like and respect Dr. Drew. I don't anymore. He isn't doing himself and anyone else any good with his media attention whoring and he disrespects his patients and his profession.

theorellior:vernonFL: I used to kind of like and respect Dr. Drew. I don't anymore. He isn't doing himself and anyone else any good with his media attention whoring and he disrespects his patients and his profession.

Really? How?

Celebrity Rehab? Seriously? I caught an episode and wondered how the hell does Drew manage to keep his license.

Let me get this straight: she told him that she was disappointed that he sent people pictures of his dick. Then a year later, he started sending her pictures of his dick. And her reaction was, "Well, this is nice."

vernonFL:I used to kind of like and respect Dr. Drew. I don't anymore. He isn't doing himself and anyone else any good with his media attention whoring and he disrespects his patients and his profession.

Listen to The Dr. Drew Podcast and you'll hear that he's a bit torn by all of this too; he has a job to do TV segments for HLN and he doesn't always have a lot of choice about his guests or his topics. He's on HLN because he wants to broaden his audience, and he's very serious about what he does even if his producers are not. He's been interviewing celebrities both on and off-camera for decades, and I think he's genuinely interested in using these interviews to try to deconstruct these people.

I think Drew is one of the most sincere folks in media -- he really believes in its power to help people and he is trying to use trash TV (cable news, MTV, VH1) to educate the millenial generation in a way that speaks to them since he knows that radio (his original medium) has become outdated and doesn't reach as many people (or make for as good of Youtube clips). I also think Drew can be somewhat naive in his desire to help others (which is why Adam Carolla is such a good partner for him on classic Loveline and the modern Adam and Drew Show podcast), and he's the sort of guy who will make a mistake in how he approaches an interview or show, admit to it and then try to better himself.

PsyLord:theorellior: vernonFL: I used to kind of like and respect Dr. Drew. I don't anymore. He isn't doing himself and anyone else any good with his media attention whoring and he disrespects his patients and his profession.

Really? How?

Celebrity Rehab? Seriously? I caught an episode and wondered how the hell does Drew manage to keep his license.

Sorry, that came out confusingly. I was just wondering how anyone could have started out liking and respecting Dr. Drew.

TheShavingofOccam123:vernonFL: I used to kind of like and respect Dr. Drew. I don't anymore. He isn't doing himself and anyone else any good with his media attention whoring and he disrespects his patients and his profession.